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David Cameron denied that he had been sidelined at the G20 summit after an
aide to President Putin allegedly dismissed Britain as “just a small island;
no one pays any attention to them”.

The comment, attributed by the BBC to Mr Putin’s spokesman, added to pressure
on the Prime Minister after last week’s Commons defeat which prevented
Britain from taking part in any US-led strikes on Syria.

Asked in a BBC interview for his response to the reported comments, Mr Cameron
said: “Well I don’t accept that for a moment.